Boom!
A scorching tornado of flames shot up from his palm, stirring up the wind and clouds!
The entire clear blue sky turned fiery red in an instant, as if sunset had arrived hours early!
The scorching flames generated waves of heat that caused even the cloth signs by the roadside to emit smoke and quickly catch fire.
"Hiss..."
Zhang Chen frowned.
He had already tried his best to restrain the energy within him.
But this world was too fragile. Just a little release had caused such an exaggerated effect.
Zhang Chen didn't want to attract too much attention, so he quickly clenched his left fist.
The fierce flames were instantly extinguished!
It was as if nothing had happened just moments ago.
Only the black ashes continuously drifting down from the sky proved that the astonishing scene everyone had just witnessed was real.
"Alright, it's fine, it's fine. Everyone line up and buy your ice cream!"
Zhang Chen smiled slightly, acting as if nothing was wrong.
The skinny man in front of him, who had been so arrogant moments ago, was now slumped on the ground, terrified.
His sleeves, hair, and eyebrows were all burned off.
It was only thanks to Zhang Chen's quick reaction in extinguishing the flame tornado instantly.
If he had been any slower, that skinny man might have been cremated on the spot!
Not just that skinny man, but the entire city might have been implicated.
"Uh... so scary..."
"Monster!"
The crowd was in a panic, and as they were about to scatter, they suddenly froze. Then, they returned to the line and continued queuing, as if they had completely forgotten what had just happened.
"Pluto Mushroom? Was that you?"
Zhang Chen muttered in his mind.
"Yes, Master. I sensed your troubles, so I erased their short-term memories. Now they have completely forgotten what happened!"
"Of course, except for that overconfident fellow. I think it's necessary to make him pay for his arrogance!"
Pluto Mushroom replied.
"Hmm, well done. As long as everyone else forgets about it, even if this one person remembers, no one will believe him!"
Zhang Chen nodded with satisfaction.
He could continue to lay low.
"But... when did you learn to erase memories?"
"Didn't you used to just absorb energy and consciousness?"
Zhang Chen asked in surprise.
"I didn't learn this skill. It's just that this world is too fragile, so I naturally picked it up. This should be considered part of psychic abilities. However, my strength is probably not enough to erase the memories of survivors in the apocalypse!"
Pluto Mushroom answered truthfully.
"Hmm..."
Zhang Chen nodded.
While he was having an internal conversation with Pluto Mushroom, Zhao Xiyue suddenly pulled Zhang Chen's arm and pointed to a television in a shop window across the street.
"Brother Chen, look quickly, that child... doesn't he look like Zhang Mo?"
"Huh? Zhang Mo? Didn't he go traveling with Katerina?" Zhang Chen asked in slight surprise.
Then he followed the direction Zhao Xiyue was pointing.
On the television in the shop window, the initial audition list was being broadcast, featuring newcomers who could directly advance to the top 64.
Among them was a child about six or seven years old, wearing a cape and clothes resembling ancient Chinese warriors. He wore a mask that covered the area below his eyes.
However, his eyes were blue, while his hair was black.
This was very similar to Zhang Mo's appearance!
"It must be him. This kid really doesn't make me worry less!"
"I thought he was going to an amusement park, but I didn't expect him to go to the psychic ability strongman audition!"
"Let's go, we're booking tickets. I need to teach this little fellow a lesson. He hasn't even mastered basic math yet, and he's participating in an audition..."
Zhang Chen said indignantly.
"I'll book the tickets right away... but don't be too anxious. It's normal for children to like showing off!"
"Sister Katerina probably just wants Zhang Mo to gain some experience."
"Don't many parents like to let their children participate in various competitions from a young age?!"
Zhao Xiyue hurriedly tried to placate him.
"Other children participate in Go competitions, dance competitions, street dance competitions, not psychic ability king competitions..."
Zhang Chen said, unmoved.
In his opinion, fighting wasn't difficult at all. He could just return to the apocalypse, where there were endless fights!
But Zhang Mo was only six years old, and he hadn't even mastered his cultural subjects yet!
He couldn't be an illiterate strongman, could he?
That would just make him a brute, and he wouldn't amount to much!
"Okay, okay, I've booked the tickets. They're for tomorrow morning. Let's go back and rest. The competition won't start that quickly!"
Zhao Xiyue said softly to comfort him.
Meanwhile...
The Psychic Energy Fluctuation Management Bureau.
This was an international joint organization, not affiliated with any single country.
However, it had the authority to monitor psychic energy fluctuations in various countries, preventing individuals with psychic abilities from committing crimes and posing threats to civilians.
At the same time, it was responsible for finding and nurturing potential psychics worldwide.
"Report, a powerful energy fluctuation has occurred in Sector A547. According to the strength classification, it should be a Level 5 psychic ability!"
The observer reported and immediately activated the emergency warning button.
"What? Level 5 psychic ability? Another strongman has appeared?"
The person in charge of Area A asked in shock.
"That's right. The specific location is Qingyun Country, Heshui City, near Wantian Plaza, within a 3-kilometer radius!"
The observer continued to report.
"Check the records. Have any psychic strongmen been active in that area recently!"
"Are there any registered strongmen or those about to awaken in that area!"
The person in charge asked anxiously.
"Checking..."
"The registered psychic strongmen in Qingyun Country are very limited. Currently, in the Heshui City area, there is..."
"The Flame Caller, Liye!"
As the observer spoke, he brought up Liye's profile on the screen.
A skinny man with explosively voluminous hair immediately appeared.
"Flame Caller from the Scale-Reverse Society... Level 1 psychic ability. This level is only slightly stronger than ordinary people."
"You must be mistaken, right? The celestial phenomena caused by a Level 5 psychic ability wouldn't be caused by this guy?"
The person in charge looked utterly bewildered and incredulous.
"That's right. We detected only him active in the entire Heshui City Wantian Plaza area, and the timing of his use of psychic abilities closely matches the phenomenon we detected!"
The observer replied truthfully.
"Could it be... he encountered some fortuitous encounter and underwent a secondary evolution?"
"Cases like this have indeed occurred before... but..."
"Never mind, let's not overthink it. Immediately conduct error correction tests. If there are no problems, send him back to headquarters quickly!"
"We finally have our tenth Level 5 psychic ability strongman. The Imperial Gate Plan is further strengthened!"
The person in charge said, narrowing his eyes.